Milford Fire Department Rescues 2 People After They Had Boat Troubles

The Milford Fire Department was able to rescue two people whose boat became stuck off the Milford shore Monday morning, a top fire official said.

Fire Capt. Gregory Carman said at 9:30 a.m. the Fire Department received a call for a boat in distress.

The 22 to 24 foot sailboat was making its way to Milford Harbor when its keel broke and become stuck off the Milford shore, Carman said.

Fire department personnel waded out to the vessel to assist the two occupants to shore, he said. They were then transported to St. Vincent’s Hospital for evaluation for hypothermia.

The people were still in the boat, but were wet from the waves splashing on the sides and also the rain, Carman said.

“It wasn’t that difficult of a rescue due to the good condition of the two occupants and the close location to shore,” Carman told Milford Patch.